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Water bills frozen until 2015 as Ofwat bans Thames rises

23.07.09
Londoners' water bills to be frozen for the next five years as Thames Water proposals to raise rates by 17 per cent were thrown out by industry regulator... more

Thames Water bills to rise 17% as profits soar

22.06.09
Londoners face rises in their water bills of 17 per cent over the next five years as Thames Water reveals a massive sruge in profits to £605million — the highest by a British water supplier... more

Thames Water to downsize its reservoir as demand dries up

13.03.09
A giant reservoir designed to guarantee London’s water supply has been downsized because of the credit crunch... more

Carafe has designs on the capital's free water

01.12.08
The winning design for a tap water carafe to be used in thousands of restaurants and bars in the capital is revealed today.... more

Should we pay a bonus for simply doing the job well?

22.07.08
Huge payments to Network Rail and Thames Water executives are the latest sign of a spreading City trend. But outside the Square Mile these bonuses just don't make sense... more

Water chief's £660,000 bonus

21.07.08
Directors at Thames Water have been handed massive bonuses - as the company digs up huge swathes of London... more

Official: London tap water is the best in Britain

17.07.08
London's tap water has been rated the best in Britain by scientists... more

David takes on Goliath in Westbourne Grove

28.05.08
As Thames Water continues to disrupt one of London's smarter streets, small shopkeepers are battling to save their livelihoods ... more

£5,000 prize to design a carafe

14.05.08
Thames Water and Mayor Boris Johnson launch a contest to design a carafe for London tap water... more

Thames Water deal to cut road closures

12.05.08
A scheme to keep London's traffic moving was unveiled by Boris Johnson today as Thames Water agreed to slash the number of road closures... more

Thames bungles its way to £3million cut in fine

17.04.08
The fine imposed on Thames Water for poor service and misreporting has been reduced by nearly £3million by watchdogs... more

Water on tap at every restaurant

25.02.08
The Evening Standard has launched a campaign to make London's tap water freely available in restaurants and bars... more

Thames admits it will take 30 years to fix water pipes

19.02.08
Londoners face 30 years of disruption after Thames Water admitted its programme to replace ageing pipes will last four times longer than anticipated... more

Ken says: Don't bottle it - ask waiter for tap water

19.02.08
Thames Water and the Mayor of London are to launch a campaign today to promote tap water in restaurants, cafÈs and pubs... more

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